Yelmer Buurman

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Yelmer Buurman
Yelmer Buurman - Le Mans 2012.JPG
Buurman at the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans
NationalityFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Dutch
Born (1987-02-19) 19 February 1987 (age 37)
Ubbergen, Netherlands
GT3 career
Debut season 2008
Current team A.C. Milan
Racing licence FIA Platinum Driver.png FIA Platinum
Car number3
Former teams PSV Eindhoven
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Starts23
Wins2
Poles0
Fastest laps4
Best finish1st in 2008
Previous series
2008–2009–10
2008
2007
2006–07
2005–06
2004–05
2004
2003–05
2003–04
2003–04
2002
2002		 GP2 Asia Series
GP2 Series
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Formula Three Euroseries
British Formula 3
Formula Renault UK
FTR 2000 Winter Series
FR2.0 Netherlands
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
FRUK Winter Series
Formula König
Dutch Winter Endurance

Yelmer Evert Frans Buurman (born 19 February 1987) is a Dutch professional racing driver. He was 3rd in the Blancpain Endurance Series in 2013, and second in the FIA GT1 Championship in 2012. Besides achieving victories in those categories, also won several races in the Superleague Formula, and was second in the 2013 24 Hours of Nürburgring.

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Career

Formula König

Born in Ubbergen, Gelderland, Buurman drove in the German-based Formula König championship in 2002, finishing twentieth in the season standings.

Formula Renault

Buurman driving for Fortec Motorsport in the Donington Park round of the 2007 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season. Yelmer Buurman 2007 WSBR.jpg
Buurman driving for Fortec Motorsport in the Donington Park round of the 2007 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season.

Buurman concentrated on various Formula Renault championships from 2003 to 2005, competing in the British, Dutch, European and American series during this period. In the British Winter Series in 2003, he began a four-year association with the Fortec Motorsport team. His most successful FRenault championships were the 2003 British Winter Series and the 2004 Dutch season, finishing third in both.

In 2007, Buurman made a brief appearance for Fortec in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, replacing the injured Richard Philippe for four races. At the second race weekend in which he replaced Philippe, he finished fifth and fourth in the two races.

Formula Three

Following two races in British Formula Three in 2005, Buurman concentrated on this formula for 2006 and 2007. In 2006, he finished in fourth place in the British championship and drove in four races in the Formula Three Euroseries for Fortec. In 2007, he switched to the Euroseries full-time with the Manor Motorsport team, taking sixth place in the championship. He also competed in the stand-alone Macau Grand Prix and Masters F3 events in both years.

GP2 Series

Buurman driving for Arden at the 2008 GP2 Series season Silverstone round. Yelmer Buurman 2008 GP2 Silverstone.jpg
Buurman driving for Arden at the 2008 GP2 Series season Silverstone round.

In 2008, Buurman competed in both the GP2 Series and the new GP2 Asia Series for the Arden team, alongside Sébastien Buemi. He was not originally scheduled to race in the Asian championship, but replaced Adam Langley-Khan when the Pakistani driver decided to focus on his A1 Grand Prix and education commitments and left the team after two rounds of the season.

After ten races of the GP2 Series season, Buurman was replaced at Arden by Luca Filippi, who had in turn lost his previous drive with the ART Grand Prix team to Sakon Yamamoto. [1]

Buurman was signed by the newly renamed Ocean Racing Technology team for the remainder of the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season. [2] He was replaced for the final round by Karun Chandhok however, but he finished 19th in the championship. He was recalled to the team for the final two rounds of the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season. [3]

Superleague Formula

Following the loss of his GP2 drive, Buurman moved to the new Superleague Formula series as a driver for the PSV Eindhoven team. He finished in second position in the 2008 championship. For the 2009 season, he drove for the R.S.C. Anderlecht team. For 2010, Buurman will drive for his third different side, moving to the Atech Grand Prix-run A.C. Milan outfit. [4]

Sports car racing

In 2011, Buurman debuted in the FIA GT1 Championship in the final round at Potrero de los Funes, with a Chevrolet Corvette C6.R of Exim Bank Team China, winning the two races.

Buurman became a full-time driver for Vitaphone in the FIA GT1 Championship in 2012 along with Michael Bartels; posted four wins, two seconds places, two thirds, two fourths and two fifths, so that finished fifth in the championship behind the pairings Marc Basseng / Markus Winkelhock and Stef Dusseldorp / Frédéric Makowiecki. He also contested in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 6 Hours of Castellet with a LMP2's car Lola B12/80, where he finished third in the Paul Ricard race.

Marc VDS Racing Team hired a Buurman to drive a BMW Z4 for the 2013 Blancpain Endurance Series, more precisely in the Pro Cup class, along with Maxime Martin and Bas Leinders. The trio won a race, so that finished fourth in the series. Furthermore, Buurman finished second in the 24 Hours of Nurburgring.

Buurman won the 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and the Pro-Am division of the 2020 British GT Championship. [5]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeam NameRacesPolesWinsPointsPosition
2002 Formula König Lohmann Motorsport14005320th
2003 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Equipe Verschuur400622nd
Formula Renault 2000 Netherlands  ? ? ?1106th
Formula Renault 2000 UK Winter Championship Fortec Motorsport 411493rd
2004 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 AR Motorsport 1500430th
Formula Renault 2000 Netherlands  ? ? ?1743rd
Formula Renault 2.0 UK Fortec Motorsport 200837th
Formula Renault 2000 UK Winter Championship 400715th
Formula TR 2000 Pro Series Winter Invitational  ?500826th
2005 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Fortec Motorsport 20133594th
British Formula 3 2000NC
Formula Renault 2.0 Netherlands 2001126th
2006 British Formula 3 Fortec Motorsport 22021864th
Formula Three Euroseries 400117th
Macau Grand Prix 100N/A8th
Masters of Formula Three 100N/A19th
2007 Formula Three Euroseries Manor Motorsport 2000406th
Macau Grand Prix 100N/ANC
Masters of Formula Three 100N/A7th
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Fortec Motorsport 4001520th
2008 GP2 Series Trust Team Arden 1000520th
GP2 Asia Series 600139th
Superleague Formula PSV Eindhoven 12013372nd
2008–09 GP2 Asia Series Ocean Racing Technology 600419th
2009 Superleague Formula R.S.C. Anderlecht 14023054th
2009–10 GP2 Asia Series Ocean Racing Technology 400021st
2010 Superleague Formula A.C. Milan 31156315th
Formula One Force India F1 Team Test driver
2011 Superleague Formula Netherlands - PSV Eindhoven 6101304th

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant1234567891011121314151617DCPoints
2007 Fortec Motorsport MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		NÜR
1
14		 NÜR
2
5		 MON
1 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		DON
1
5		 DON
2
4		 MAG
1 		MAG
2 		EST
1 		EST
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		20th15

Complete GP2 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2008 Trust Team Arden CAT
FEA
Ret		 CAT
SPR
10		 IST
FEA
14		 IST
SPR
Ret		 MON
FEA
12		 MON
SPR
8		 MAG
FEA
12		 MAG
SPR
2		 SIL
FEA
15		 SIL
SPR
10		 HOC
FEA 		HOC
SPR 		HUN
FEA 		HUN
SPR 		VAL
FEA 		VAL
SPR 		SPA
FEA 		SPA
SPR 		MNZ
FEA 		MNZ
SPR 		20th5

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant123456789101112DCPoints
2008 Trust Team Arden DUB1
FEA 		DUB1
SPR 		SEN
FEA 		SEN
SPR 		SEP
FEA
6		 SEP
SPR
5		 BHR
FEA
9		 BHR
SPR
8		 DUB2
FEA
3		 DUB2
SPR
5		9th13
2008–09 Ocean Racing Technology SHI
FEA 		SHI
SPR 		DUB
FEA
Ret		 DUB
SPR
C		 BHR1
FEA
Ret		 BHR1
SPR
13		 LSL
FEA
Ret		 LSL
SPR
DNS		 SEP
FEA
5		 SEP
SPR
11		 BHR2
FEA 		BHR2
SPR 		19th4
2009–10 Ocean Racing Technology YMC1
FEA 		YMC1
SPR 		YMC2
FEA 		YMC2
SPR 		BHR1
FEA
12		 BHR1
SPR
10		 BHR2
FEA
13		 BHR2
SPR
7		21st0

Superleague Formula

2008-2009

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamOperator123456PositionPoints
2008 PSV Eindhoven Azerti Motorsport DON NÜR ZOL EST VAL JER 2nd337
4 8 101739810389
2009 R.S.C. Anderlecht Zakspeed MAG ZOL DON EST MOZ JAR 4th305
2581416D4466115

2009 Super Final Results

  • Super Final results in 2009 did not count for points towards the main championship.
YearTeam123456
2009 R.S.C. Anderlecht
Zakspeed 		MAG
4		 ZOL
N/A		 DON
DNQ		 EST
4		 MOZ
N/A		 JAR
1

2010

YearTeamOperator12345678910NC11PositionPoints
2010 A.C. Milan Atech SIL
ASS
MAG
JAR
NÜR
ZOL
BRH ADR
POR
ORD
BEI
NAV
5th631
216X57317121031834554124114X1016X67473C712X
2011 Azerti Motorsport Netherlands – PSV Eindhoven HOL
BEL
4th130
1103667

Complete GT1 World Championship results

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2011 Exim Bank Team China Corvette C6.R ABU
QR 		ABU
CR 		ZOL
QR 		ZOL
CR 		ALG
QR 		ALG
QR 		SAC
QR 		SAC
CR 		SIL
QR 		SIL
CR 		NAV
QR 		NAV
CR 		PRI
QR 		PRI
CR 		ORD
QR 		ORD
CR 		BEI
QR 		BEI
CR 		SAN
QR
1
 SAN
CR
1
15th33
2012 BMW Team Vita4One BMW E89 Z4 GT3 NOG
QR
11
 NOG
CR
10
 ZOL
QR
1
 ZOL
CR
2
 NAV
QR
3
 NAV
QR
5
 SVK
QR
3
 SVK
CR
1
 ALG
QR
2
 ALG
CR
5
 SVK
QR
1
 SVK
CR
1
 MOS
QR
10
 MOS
CR
7
 NUR
QR
4
 NUR
CR
4
 DON
QR
9
 DON
CR
9
3rd144

* Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Le Mans Results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2012 Flag of Ireland.svg Status Grand Prix Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alexander Sims
Flag of France.svg Romain Iannetta 		Lola B12/80-Judd LMP2239DNFDNF

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References

  1. ↑ "Filippi replaces Buurman at Arden". autosport.com. 2008-07-17. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
  2. ↑ "Buurman fills Monteiro's first seat". autosport.com. 2008-11-29. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  3. ↑ Beer, Matt (2010-02-24). "Ocean recalls Buurman for Bahrain". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  4. ↑ Beer, Matt (2010-03-10). "Buurman gets AC Milan drive for 2010". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 2010-03-10.
  5. ↑ Newbold, James (30 March 2021). "Have a go hero: How a GT1 cameo launched a professional career". Autosport . Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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